Dear Colleagues,
As the Editor-in-Chief of Horticulturae, it is my great pleasure to announce the winner of the 2021 Best PhD Thesis Award. This prize was designed to highlight the achievement of a doctor who has produced a highly anticipated academic potential thesis.
The award has been granted to:
“Effect of pre- and post-harvest treatments on quality, organoleptic and nutraceutical properties of wild edible plants” By Costanza Ceccanti, University of Pisa, Italy.
The winner will receive 800 CHF, a certificate, and a chance to publish a paper in Horticulturae in 2022.
On behalf of the evaluation committee, I would like to congratulate the winner on their accomplishments. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all the nominated research groups for their contributions to Horticulturae and the Award Committee for voting and helping with this award.
Prof. Dr. Luigi De Bellis
Editor-in-Chief, Horticulturae
Horticulturae Best PhD Thesis Award
Winner
Michele Ciriello
University of Naples Federico II, Italy
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Luigi De Bellis
Chairman
Università del Salento
Prof. Dr. Isabel Lara
Universitat de Lleida (UdL)
Prof. Dr. Wilfried Rozhon
Anhalt University of Applied Sciences
Dr. Harald Scherm
University of Georgia
Prof. Sergio Roberto
State University of Londrina
Winner
María Emma García Pastor
Miguel Hernández University of Elche, Spain
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Luigi De Bellis
Chairman
Università del Salento
Dr. Zhi Li
Northwest A&F University
Prof. Yuyang Zhang
Huazhong Agricultural Universit
Dr. Harald Scherm
University of Georgia
Prof. Dr. Wilfried Rozhon
Anhalt University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Sergio Roberto
State University of Londrina
Prof. Christian Fischer
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Prof. Qiang-Sheng Wu
Yangtze University
Dr. Giovanni Bubici
Istituto per la Protezione Sostenibile delle Piante (IPSP)
Dr. Gianluca Allegro
Department of Agriculture and Food Sciences - University of Bologna
Winner
Costanza Ceccanti
University of Pisa, Italy
Award Committee
Prof. Dr. Luigi De Bellis
Chairman
Università del Salento
Prof. Christian Fischer
Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Dr. Umberto Bernardo
Institute for Sustainable Plant Protection (IPSP)
Dr. Harald Scherm
University of Georgia
Dr. Gianluca Allegro
Department of Agriculture and Food Sciences - University of Bologna
Prof. Dr. Nazim Gruda
University of Bonn
Prof. Dr. Silvana Nicola
University of Turin
Prof. Elazar Fallik
ARO-the Volcani Center
Dr. Alessandra Francini
Institute of Crop Science, Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna
Prof. Amit Dhingra
Texas A & M University
Prof. Dr. Wilfried Rozhon
Anhalt University of Applied Sciences
Prof. Sergio Roberto
State University of Londrina
Prof. Dr. Esmaeil Fallahi
University of Idaho
Prof. Amarat Simonne
University of Florida
Dr. Genhua Niu
Texas A&M AgriLife Research at Dallas, Texas A&M University System
